Tag: Apartheid

  • Blog against apartheid

    It Is Apartheid The first week in March is International Apartheid Awareness Week. There are now activities in 40 cities around the world. In solidarity, itisapartheid.org is making March Blog Against Apartheid Month. The main stream media does not print what is going on in Israel and Palestine. Blogging can be a very effective way…

  • Israel boycott movement gains momentum

    Mel Frykberg | Inter Press Service 3 March 2009 “Standing United with the People of Gaza” is the theme of this week’s Israel Apartheid Week (IAW), which kicked off in Toronto and another 39 cities across the globe Sunday. A movement to boycott Israeli goods, culture and academic institutions is gaining momentum as Geneva prepares…

  • South African dock workers union decides not to offload Israeli ship

    Congress of South African Trade Unions In a historic development for South Africa, South African dock workers have announced their determination not to offload a ship from Israel that is scheduled to dock in Durban on Sunday, 8 February 2009. This follows the decision by COSATU to strengthen the campaign in South Africa for boycotts,…

  • Open letter to Haruki Murakami: don’t legitimize apartheid

    The following letter was issued by the Palestine Forum Japan on 29 January 2009: Dear Mr. Haruki Murakami: We ask you to withdraw from the Jerusalem Book Fair and receipt of the “Jerusalem Prize.” We have heard the news that you are going to participate in the 24th Jerusalem International Book Fair from 15 to…

  • This Is Apartheid

    By Rann The Israeli Supreme Court approved a law yesterday denying West Bank and Gaza Palestinians married to Israeli Palestinians residence or citizenship in Israel. As the linked Ha’aretz editorial states, this is a disgrace. Moreover, this is yet another grounding of apartheid by the Israeli ‘justice’ system. “… not one single Western country discriminates…